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27-11-2011, 04:54 PM
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| |  Late migrant.(spotted redshank)
Was at parkgate on Dee estuary to day for high tide and was very surprised to see a spotted redshank there today as would of expected them to have been well further south by now is this unusual for this time of year?
This bird was 1st spotted by me on its own well away from all other birds and haveing found it did get 2 other birders to confirm the ID wich they did so it was a spotted redshank.  MIKE |
27-11-2011, 05:03 PM
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| | | Re: Late migrant.(spotted redshank)
Well done Mike!
I'm never sure how to ID waders, so I reckon you did well. 
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| | | Re: Late migrant.(spotted redshank)
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Originally Posted by Deb London  Well done Mike!
I'm never sure how to ID waders, so I reckon you did well. | Was not sure my self, time of year mainly, in fact at 1st thought it may have been greenshank  other birders god send some times especially when they have a better scope that one we had. Was found by me as no one else was even looking were it was and was about 20 birders there at one point was well away from every thing else though MIKE |
27-11-2011, 05:27 PM
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| |  Re: Late migrant.(spotted redshank)
Always a smart bird to see + mainly a passage bird, but small numbers are seen in the winter months. Nice find! |
27-11-2011, 05:33 PM
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| | | Re: Late migrant.(spotted redshank)
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Originally Posted by tigertom Was at parkgate on Dee estuary to day for high tide and was very surprised to see a spotted redshank there today as would of expected them to have been well further south by now is this unusual for this time of year?
This bird was 1st spotted by me on its own well away from all other birds and haveing found it did get 2 other birders to confirm the ID wich they did so it was a spotted redshank. MIKE | Spotted redshank do occasionally overwinter in the north west - there's one seen regularly at Leighton Moss at the moment. They seem to have favourite places, The Spinnies near Bangor in North Wales and Sunderland Point in Lancashire are two such places I regularly see wintering spot reds. Of course, it could simply be a late passage migrant rather than a wintering bird.
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